Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-16
NORFOLK NOTES.
ruR1HlR ASSURANCE OF A Hxw Dry
DOCK.
A Dead Eegro-An Overdue Steamer
state updertskers' Associetion-Per-
sonsl- Religious, &C.
Correspondence Of The RIchm snd DIspatch.j

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NoRroLK, March 10, 1887.
An old man named Gaddy Fisher
o well-known wood-hauler of Ports
mouth, while sitting on a barrel in
front of liquor store on Crawford
street this morning. suddenly fell ovel
on the pavement and expired before
those standing near reached him. He
was evidently dead before he fell.
The city coroner, DIR. George w.
Maupin, held an inquest, and it was
determined that death was from natu-
raj causes.
The elegant steam-yacht Meteor, be-
longing to A. L. Bateman, the Wall
street banker, steamed into the harbor
again this morning and anchored OPP
posite Commerce street. The Meteor
is making quite an extended stay in the
waters of this section.
Samuel G. White, Esq, cashier of
the State National Bank of Raleigh,
n. c., arrived in the city this morning
ON business.
The undertakers of Norfolk and
Portsmouth met in this city last night
and formed State Association of Fune-
raj Directors.
Miss Lizzie Gwatkin, who has spent
the winter with relatives in Portsmouth,
returned to her home in Richmond this
morning, accompanied by Mrs. Captain
r. G. Marshall and daughter.
Jerry Williams (colored) fell down
the batchway of the Old Dominion
steamship Roanoke last night, and,
striking on his head, was terribly mutt
lated, and is believed to be fatally in
jured.
Ex-Chief-of-Police II. G. Stoakes, of
Portsmouth, who was pardoned out OF
Jail by Governor Lee and taken to
Brooklyn, n. Y, to his friends, was
committed to the asylum at Flatbush
last week, being hopelessly insane.
Rev. DR.. j. l.. Burrows, pastor of
Freemason-Street Baptist church, paid
a very eloquent and feeling tribute to
the late Henry Ward Beecher i'll his
Sunday might sermon.
The steamship Duke of Buckingham,
of the Ducal Line, is overdue at New
port News.
There is an excellent revival in pro-
gress at Central Methodist Episcopal
church, with the indications favorable
in several other Methodist churches.
The Baptist churches have had good
revival meetings for some time.
Ex-Governor Harvey, OF Kansas,
also ex-United States senator, and now
living in Princess Anne, is visiting
relatives in Portsmouth.
Hon. George ID. Wise wrote a letter
TO Postmaster Glennan yesterday
stating that Secretary Whitney had
Just promised him again that one of
the new dry-docks for which 5000, 900
was appropriated shall be located at
Gosport maynard.
Yesterday afternoon st. Peters Epis-
copal church, in Brambleton, was conse-
Grated by Bishop Whittle. Rev. W.
Loyal Gravatt, recently of Richmond,
is rector of this church. This morning
the Bishop went down to Virginia
Beach to visit the old church at Tunis's
station.
hief-Engineer P. II. Curtis, Captain
E. H. Goodwin, president Of the City
Council, and Messrs. Epps Hargraye
and j. Newcomb, of the Council of
Petersburg, left this morning for home,
having satisfactorily investigated the
working of the fire department, the
electric lights, and water-works. They
next visit Lynchburg, being already
familiar with Richmond.
Over fifty cords of wood washed
ashore near Cape Henry on Sunday
night, the deck-load of some vessel
compelled to iettison portion of her
cargo through stress of weather
The schooner Eliza s. Potter, from
Newport News to Providence, r. l.,
with coal, is here in distress, having
collided with an unknown schooner last
Friday night off Hog island. She lost
spars, sails, rigging, and is generally
damaged.
Several other vessels have put in with
slight damages. G..